Blaze: and here is the next chapter

Darth: coolieo

Darth: um, Blaze?

Tigerstar: where did she go?

Mace: I don't know

Ahsoka: I thought Darth was supposed to be watching her

Darth: I thought Mace was

Mace: I thought Tigerstar was

Tigerstar: what do you expect from me? I'm a cat!

Blaze: (laughs and scares the living daylights out of Mace, Ahsoka, Darth and Tigerstar)

Darth, Tigerstar, Ahsoka, and Mace: DON"T DO THAT!

Blaze: sorry (doesn't sound sorry at all) here is chapter 4, I hope you like it and I'm sorry if its' short

Chapter 4

The Clan of the Synths was a strange group of beings but Aayla Secura couldn't understand their hatred for Jedi. She had only been here for a few weeks after crash-landing on the planet of Alontia but then the Synths found her. Aayla had instantly sensed the hatred the Synths had for her and she kept her identity as a Jedi a secret.

That was until she had accidentally revealed herself as a Jedi and now the Synths were keeping her hostage and she has been unable to contact Coruscant. Aayla sighed before leaning back against the stone wall, the chains around her blue-skinned arms clanged against each other.

Aayla sighed again; she knew it wouldn't be long before the Jedi Council sent someone after her but she couldn't help but wonder if they will be able to find her. They must know about Alontia, Chancellor Palpatine had sent the Senator of Kirima here on a mission but he never return, she thought. That was what her mission to Kirima had been, to negotiate that Kirima remains within the Republic even though the Senator of Kirima had disappeared.

But do they know what truly happened to the Senator of Kirima? She wondered silently, she figured they didn't because the Senator, a human with pale skin, had betrayed the Republic. Aayla had figured this out and that was why the Synths were holding her hostage and the other inhabitants of Alontia, the humans and the Twi'leks, Aayla's people, did not know of this.

But why do the Synths hate the Jedi so much? And why are they helping the Separatists? The Twi'lek Jedi wondered silently. Only about a year had passed before the Republic learned of the Separatist movement that had started with the Trade Federation as well as the Galactic Banking Clan but no one knew who the leader of the Separatists was.

Shaking her head to clear it, Aayla took a deep breath before stretching out with the Force but she was blocked and she frowned. I still do not know how they were able to block the use of the Force, she thought. Her eyes zeroed in on a strange creature attached to the stone wall of the cell and she narrowed her eyes slightly.

Could it be that creature? She wondered silently. What exactly is that creature? She shook her head to clear it but the absence of the Force made her feel more than a little uneasy. Aayla glanced up as the door to the cell opened and a dark green scaled Synth walked into the cell.

"Hello Jedi," the Synth said coolly.

Aayla gazed at the Synth calmly. "And I thought you are going to tell me your name," she replied phrasing it as a statement.

"You do not need to concern to concern yourself with that, Jedi, you are lucky you are still alive," the Synth retorted folding his four arms across his chest.

"A Jedi does not fear death," Aayla replied softly.

"Which will make your execution all the more easier but my Lord has forbidden me from harming you though I do not see why," the Synth said.

"And who is your Lord?"

"If you must know, he is also my father and whom I was named after," the Synth replied. "He is known as Ala'vas."

"So you are known as Ala'vas?"

"No need to restate the obvious, Jedi," the Synth, whom Aayla knew now was known as Ala'vas, snapped.

"No need to get snippy," Aayla replied calmly.

The Synth snarled in fury before slapping Aayla sharply across the face. "You would do well to hold your tongue, Jedi scum," he hissed.

Aayla wiped the blood from the cut on her cheek where the Synth's claws had struck her and didn't reply. Ala'vas glared at her. "I must go speak with my father now, Jedi, sooner or later he will allow me to kill you," he said.

Aayla didn't reply right away. "How is it that I cannot use the Force here?" she asked finally.

The Synth snorted. "We took extra precautions almost as soon as you were brought to us and we found it useful to prevent a Jedi from using his magic against us, the effect of the Ysalimir helps us achieve that," the Synth said coolly.

Ysalimir? I have never heard of such a creature, Aayla thought but she figured it was a creature that the Republic were unaware of which told Aayla that they may have been found in a planet that is not apart of the Republic. The Synth glared at the blue skinned Twi'lek again before turning around and stalking out of the cell. The door slide close behind him and Aayla heard the bolt lock the door behind him. She let out another long sigh before resting her head against the cool stone wall.

I sure hope the Republic do not think my disappearance is serious enough to send someone important here. Jedi may not fear death but I do not wish to cause the death of one of my fellow Jedi if the Synths are able to catch them off guard, Aayla thought. She sighed before shaking her head slightly and taking a deep breath to soothe herself.


Anakin narrowed his eyes as he gazed at the bluish white flashes of hyperspace and he let out a long sigh. Obi-Wan glanced at him. "What's the matter, Anakin?" he asked curiously.

Anakin shook his head. "It's nothing, Master, I was just thinking about this mission," he replied.

Obi-Wan nodded. "You have no need to be worried, Anakin, we'll find Aayla and return to Coruscant in no time," he said.

Anakin nodded. "I sure hope so," he said before returning his blue gaze to the bluish white flashes of hyperspace, his thoughts were elsewhere however and Anakin found himself thinking about his mother again.

"I sense something is troubling you, Anakin, what is it?" Obi-Wan asked and Anakin glanced up at him.

"It's nothing, Master," he said in reply.

"You know you may speak with me about anything," Obi-Wan replied.

Anakin glanced up at his Master, the man he looked up to as the father figure he never had and he smiled slightly. "It's nothing, Master, I just can't help but think about my mother," he said in reply.

Obi-Wan nodded. "You miss her, do you not?" he asked.

Anakin nodded. "I know this is what my mother wanted for me but I can't help but wonder about her, I wish Master Qui-Gon was able to free her as well," he said.

Obi-Wan nodded in reply and Anakin saw a brief gleam of sadness in his Master's eyes. He knew Obi-Wan still missed his former master even though it has been seven years since his master was killed by that Sith, who in turn was killed by Obi-Wan.

"I know, I am sure your mother is all right," Obi-Wan replied.

"I hope so," Anakin murmured in reply. He shook his head before turning his gaze to his Master. "How long will it take for us to reach the Kalinda system?"

His master frowned in thought before he glanced at the navacomputer. "I would say about three days," he said.

Anakin groaned. "What are we supposed to do in the meantime?" he complained.

"We can always meditate," Obi-Wan pointed out and a small grin crossed his features as Anakin groaned.

"I would rather practice with my lightsaber," he muttered.

"You may do that if you wish, just don't slice off your own head and don't lose your lightsaber again," Obi-Wan warned him.

Anakin got to his feet. "At least this ship is big enough to practice in," he commented not replying to Obi-Wan's warning. "Why don't you and I practice together? Lightsaber training is much better than meditating."

Obi-Wan chuckled. "You don't like meditating, do you?" he asked.

"You should know that by now, Master, it's boring," Anakin replied.

"So it is." Obi-Wan ignited his lightsaber as he got to his feet before turning to face Anakin. "Ready?" he asked.

"Only if you are," Anakin replied igniting his own blue blade. Though he had started his training late, he was able to build his own lightsaber early on though he lost it twice already. He smiled at his master before leaping at Obi-Wan who leapt backwards to block the blow.

They sparred for the better part of the day and by the time they finished, they were both exhausted. Anakin sat down in the pilot's seat after he clipped his lightsaber to his belt and he glanced at Obi-Wan who was sitting down into the co-pilot's seat.

"You are getting better, Anakin," Obi-Wan commented.

"Thank you, Master," Anakin replied smiling.

"You were getting a bit cocky toward the end, however, you need to remember that if you start assuming you can defeat someone during a battle, they will be able to find a way around your defense," his Master replied.

"I know Master, I'm sorry," Anakin replied.

"It's all right just remember that," Obi-Wan said.

"I will Master," Anakin said. He smiled slightly before leaning back against his seat and gazing at the bluish white flashes of hyperspace. Obi-Wan glanced at him before turning his gaze to the hyperspace lanes as well and silence fell upon master and apprentice.

A/n what do you think?

Blaze: yeah, I warned you it was going to be short

Darth: it was longer than the last chapter

Blaze: that is true

Tigerstar: yup, are they finally going to reach the Kalinda System in the next chapter?

Blaze: probably

Tigerstar: cool

Blaze: please review and I'll post the next chapter as soon as I possibly can but I doubt anytime soon since my computer is being stupid on me and my spacebar went out